[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-life-from-talisman-painting":3,"chapter-eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-493":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Eternal Life from Talisman Painting",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1733690,2217,"Chapter 493 - 260: The Secret of the Celestial Spirit Sword Body","eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-493",493,"\u003Cp>\"A full cycle of sixty years, nearly a hundred years of time, ever-changing like clouds and seas, although there will be many variables, compared to the harvest, no one can refuse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but start bargaining with Fatty Lei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Daoist friend, what is this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During Lin Chang’an’s bargaining, some of the materials he asked for made Fatty Lei somewhat stupefied at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These materials were all needed for the Blood Sacrifice Secret Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Fatty Lei’s astonishment, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but speak coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Lei, the descendant of this human-demon mixed blood shows bloodline defects after Foundation Establishment, making it extremely difficult to improve cultivation. I don’t have time to nurture a burden.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, beneath Lin Chang’an’s disguised coldness as a Core Formation Cultivator, he was fully intent on preparing the blood sacrifice method as soon as he returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fatty Lei was merely a little startled, then immediately smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, no sword cultivator can resist the temptation of a lifebound treasure birthing an artifact spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t care whether the goods lived or died; he only cared that he’d finally managed to get rid of them without a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Daoist friend, I only have these...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the three of them reached a transaction in the shop, each taking what they needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After obtaining the materials she needed, Lady Red let out a light chuckle, glanced at Lin Chang’an, but internally she was musing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, sword cultivators are generally very persistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, she too felt it was a pity she wasn’t a sword cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Celestial Spirit Sword Body obviously provides bonuses for birthing artifact spirits for sword-type items, while the benefits to other magical treasures are minimal, which is why this female cultivator hadn’t been sold for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One reason was the high price, the other was the low chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was purely because Fatty Lei seized the opportunity to sell this item off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow daoists, come back whenever you have good goods to trade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the deal was struck, Fatty Lei happily laughed, patting his belly with one hand, unfolding a fan with the other, laughing excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Tian, the restrictive jade token ensures even suicide will be difficult for this little girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Fatty Lei’s eyes grew stern, and as the restrictive token in his palm glowed, the female cultivator let out a painful groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you still standing there? Ignorant girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From beginning to end, the cold and delicate-looking female cultivator remained vacant-eyed, only showing signs of distress under the influence of the restrictive token, finally uttering ’Master’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet upon seeing that the person in front of her had bought her, preparing for a blood sacrifice afterward, those strange eyes showed not fear but relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chang’an took hold of the restrictive jade token, nodding indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This journey to the Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea not only yielded the urgently needed Tier Three Demon Pill but also unexpected gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Bibo Island Market, Lin Chang’an wasted no time, raising his hand to cast a spell, enveloping them both in his mana’s spiritual light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, they turned into an escape light, swiftly leaving with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this female cultivator, upon leaving the market and soaring in the skies, for the first time, her empty, numbed strange eyes revealed a glimmer of shine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene did not escape Lin Chang’an’s notice, making him nod quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Handling a person who is completely heartbroken and puppet-like would indeed be troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, Lin Chang’an took the burden without returning directly but first settled on a desolate island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After meticulously checking the female cultivator for any tracking marks, only then was he at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he took her, heading back to the Five Dragons Island Sea Region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the perpetual gray tone of the Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea, the moment they arrived at the Five Dragons Island Sea Region, blue skies, white clouds, cries of sea and bird beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the rainbow view after distant storms, seemingly pulling one from the gray world into a colorful one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time along the journey, the female cultivator treated as merchandise spoke, the dull gaze showing rare color at the sight of the rainbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though faint, to a Core Formation Cultivator, the voice was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chang’an responded with a calm demeanor: \"This is the Five Dragons Island Sea Region. I’ve already removed all the restrictions on you; when we reach the new place, I’ll apply new ones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Removing the restrictions wasn’t out of kindness but due to fear of any traps left by the restrictions, such as tracking or other threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female cultivator with a celestial spirit sword body, being discovered isn’t much of an issue, but if her ability to cultivate normally is noticed, that’s a different matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to have been found out, her gaze instinctively evasive, then worried about punishment, she responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chang’an shook his head and offered no further explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he spent Flower Spirit Stone on her; just his ability to purify her mana was enough to prevent granting her freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If word got out, he’d truly have to flee the Outer Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But compared to the opportunity of forming a Nascent Soul, a bit of caution, a little risk is acceptable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was planning to form a Nascent Soul sooner or later, and the spiritual objects for such formation inevitably carried immense risks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maintaining a composed expression, Lin Chang’an concealed himself, leading her towards the cave abode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female cultivator, with her dim strange eyes, relished the sun’s warmth, closing her eyes in rare enjoyment, and murmured in her heart:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, so the sunlight is this warm, I’ve seen the sun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For her, having been born in the Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea, she had never seen the sunlight, only hearing about it from her mother’s tales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Latterly, some bedraggled cultivators came to the island where they lived and occupied it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said to be remnants escaped from the Divine Sword Sect, then there was an inspection of spiritual root cultivators on the island, for which she was selected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mother’s excitement, the family’s congratulations, but it marked the beginning of her nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, the island was taken over by other cultivators; sold by a fleeing elder of the Divine Sword Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like merchandise, ultimately bought by someone new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing the sun before dying, it’s nice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aware of her fate long before, she showed a relieved smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Lin Chang’an’s way back to the Five Dragons Island cave abode, a few uninvited guests arrived at the island where he had previously hunted the Yin Spirit Beast King in the Heaven-Reaching Mist Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No mistake, this is the aura of the Phoenix Cry Bird, the one lost from the Li Huo Palace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A seductive female cultivator landed, surveying her surroundings, inhaling deeply from a no-longer-responsive magic disc in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura matched completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior sister’s nose is still so sharp, sniffing out even this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a cold light flashed, Yun Yao’s cool silhouette appeared, gazing at her so-called senior sister with a mocking expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, junior sister, my nose is quite keen, for instance, I could even tell when you were entangled with a certain man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two exchanged jibes, Yun Yao surveyed her surroundings with a cold demeanor, secretly breaking out in a cold sweat for Lin Chang’an.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Tier Three Phoenix Cry Bird, to cultivate an Exotic Beast to the Tier Three Golden Core Realm, it can’t be done by an ordinary power, it seems there’s a strong chance it’s the Long Family from Five Dragons Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, what we need to do is report to the Sect Leader, then deploy people to investigate the whereabouts of this Phoenix Cry Bird.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanting to discreetly warn Lin Chang’an, Yun Yao feigned an eager-to-contribute attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, her bewitching senior sister responded with a teasing smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior sister, you’re too hasty; given that this person hunted a Tier Three Yin Spirit Beast King here, in such clashing attributes, do you think they’ll hunt only one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At such a favorable opportunity, this individual might still be nearby.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Yun Yao felt a twinge of fear, as it was something she had anticipated, wanting to change the topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior sister, your little trick is too green, trying to deceive me into leaving so you could search alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seductive senior sister mockingly sneered, interpreting Yun Yao’s eager-to-contribute demeanor as a mere ploy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! Since senior sister’s nose is so keen, can you sniff out the person’s current whereabouts? You should know a Tier Three Phoenix Cry Bird is of significant importance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not under suspicion, Yun Yao coldly snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vibrant senior sister’s face turned somewhat unsightly upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This person is too cunning, hiding their aura so thoroughly, even using special odor-removing powders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, the two notified their subordinates, commencing a thorough search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chang’an, thanks to his prior prudence and lack of greed, avoided danger.\u003C\u002Fp>",1511,"2026-06-06T16:18:31.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","8247caad2de7a267b31cbed757b8c47a721409d3e7ef6803769829546db203db","eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-494","eternal-life-from-talisman-painting-chapter-492",514,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-life-from-talisman-painting-cover.jpg"]